The Korea Herald

KOMCA copyright fee hike angers local streaming services

Feb 17, 2021

Local over-the-top media services gathered at Yeouido, Seoul, Tuesday to express their anger at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s approval in December of an increase in the music copyrigh...
Spotify Korea hopes to push personalized music discoveries

Feb 16, 2021

“Collaborative Playlist feature makes it possible for several users to jointly create one playlist,” Park said. “So when we are working together through video conference, we all create a playlist tog...
National Gugak Center member confirmed with COVID-19

Feb 16, 2021

A dancer at the National Gugak Center has been confirmed with novel coronavirus infection. The person tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, along with her family, including her husband and two c...
Spotify set for uphill battle in S. Korea

Feb 14, 2021

Spotify Technology SA, which opened its service in South Korea early this month, is expected to face fierce competition in the music streaming market currently dominated by local players. While the ...
K-pop rookies take over Japanese music charts

Feb 13, 2021

Despite the trade war between Korea and Japan and restrictions posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, up-and-coming K-pop acts are enjoying a strong presence in the Japanese entertainment industry, topping ...
Rock stars to hold 17-hour online concert

Feb 10, 2021

By Im Eun-byel (silverstar@heraldcorp.com)
Head of Spotify Korea hopes to grow local music industry pie, rather than split it

Feb 8, 2021

Spotify aims to grow the Korean music industry pie, rather than taking rivals’ share, the company’s Korea chief said Monday. Speaking at an online press conference held a week after the launch of it...
[Feature] Traditional music made hip

Feb 8, 2021

Gugak expands reach with innovations by young artists
Lim brothers to go onstage for first duo piano recital

Feb 6, 2021

Pianist brothers Lim Dong-hyek and Lim Dong-min are to hold a duo recital at the Seoul Arts Center on March 3 as part of their nationwide tour across Korea. The tour will kick off in Tongyeong, Sout...
Spotify begins service in Korea without IU’s songs

Feb 2, 2021

The world’s largest music streaming platform Spotify on Tuesday announced the official launch of its service in Korea. “We’re looking forward to working even closer with the entire Korean music indu...
NCSoft’s K-pop platform Universe kicks off globally

Jan 29, 2021

South Korean game maker NCSoft launched its K-pop entertainment platform Universe in 134 countries on Thursday. The all-in-one platform allows users to access exclusive content such as music videos,...
Violinist Kim Dong-hyun to perform at Kumho Instrument Bank series recital

Jan 29, 2021

Kim plays on 1763 Guadagnini on a loan from Kumho art foundation
BTS agency Big Hit to invest W70b in K-pop giant YG

Jan 27, 2021

Big Hit Entertainment, the agency behind global star BTS, announced on Wednesday that it plans to invest 70 billion won ($63 million) in YG Entertainment, one of the biggest K-pop agencies in South K...
Pianist Cho Seong-jin to play 94-second of never-before-heard Mozart

Jan 24, 2021

Pianist Cho Seong-jin is set to perform the world premiere of a previously unknown work by Mozart, 248 years after it was composed, in celebration of the great musician’s 265th birthday. Cho will pe...
K-pop stars to launch new K-pop acts in 2021

Jan 15, 2021

Big names in K-pop are launching new K-pop bands this year, promising a fresh crop of talented musicians. Shinsadong Tiger was the producer of K-pop sensation EXID and has written hit tracks for sev...